Mantra 10
Sukta 9
अथो सर्वं श्वापदं मक्षिका तृप्यतु क्रिमिः । पौरुषेयेऽधि कुणपे रदिते अर्बुदे तव
átho sárvaṃ śvā́padaṃ mákṣikā tṛ́pyatu krímíḥ | paúruṣeye ’dhí kúṇape radité arbúde táva ||
And further, let every beast of prey, the fly, let the worm be sated upon the human carcass—O Raditā, O Arbuda—under thy power.
ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ, ਹਰ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਨਵਰ, ਮੱਖੀ ਅਤੇ ਕੀੜਾ—ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਕੁਣਪੇ ਉੱਤੇ—ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤ ਹੋਵੇ; ਹੇ ਰਦਿਤਾ, ਹੇ ਅਰਬੁਦ, ਤੇਰੇ ਅਧੀਨ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here).
Devata: Raditā and Arbuda; devouring/decay forces as instruments.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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